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I know this is probably way off and I'm getting ahead of myself here but if you wish to hear my short explanation for this, thank you. [url=http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab249/Hylebosaiden/WhatiftheGeomanticSymbolsweretheSevenSeraphs.jpg]Credit to Hylebos[/url].
We can see that there are no Seven Seraphs "faction" shirts in the Bungie Store (also true for Osiris, so maybe there's something else there) but this led me to thinking. We don't really have any confirmation of anything in terms of what is what in the world of Destiny so why couldn't they be [url=http://www.bungie.net/images/News/Inline12/BungieDay2012/particles.png]the seven Geomantic symbols?[/url]
The definition of a seraph is an angelic being, belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. So, why couldn't these Geomantic symbols that are (for now) regarded as being 7 different recognizable things in our solar system (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn)... Thoughts?
[Edited on 07.09.2012 11:46 AM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] emopinatapwns
Has anyone seen this? I wish they would have released it on bungie day man!
[url]http://misriahsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/jonty.jpg[/url][/quote]Well, that sorta puts a damper on my "no seraphs shirts" theory.

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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] emopinatapwns
Has anyone seen this? I wish they would have released it on bungie day man!
[url]http://misriahsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/jonty.jpg[/url][/quote]
I know I'd kill for one, I bought the FWC shirt cause I liked the colors but I really want to get my hands on this one when its avail.
Not fair![/quote]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] emopinatapwns
Has anyone seen this? I wish they would have released it on bungie day man!
[url]http://misriahsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/jonty.jpg[/url][/quote]
Not fair!

Just to be clear, is the theory that the faction Seven Seraphs, more or less worship [i]seven seraphs[/i]? A seraph being a symbol.
Does that mean that there is an entity for all of the possible Geomantic symbols? Which could mean that the other factions worship the other symbols, or do they have their own system?
Hmm, still just think the sentence that was decoded simply spells out the theme/story/premise of the game/Destiny..
[Edited on 07.09.2012 1:41 PM PDT]

The angels associated with the symbols are also associated with the same planets, sun, and moon everybody has already mentioned. They are also associated with the governance or protection of large groups of people, nations, or dare I say it... factions. If the "One of Seven" winners are indeed the Seven Seraphs, they could very well be the literal or metaphorical heads of seven Earth-colonies (First-World Colonies?).

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadow 2648
I would like to point out this feels very battlestar galactica with the possibility of a world for each religion, multipul gods and such.
by no means any correlation, simply observation. [/quote]
Caprican master race? Anyway I see where you are coming from.

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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.[/quote]
Really, do you by any chance remember The Great Journey?[/quote]Nope. :([/quote]
In Halo, Bungie fleshed out a full fledged set of religious beliefs for the covenant, so why would it be different in their new game. The Great Journey was part of that religion. [/quote]This game seems to be taking place in our solar system, with our planets and whatnot so it would be more connectable to us if they used religion. But, I do see where you're coming from. I just want Destiny already!!!

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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.[/quote]
Really, do you by any chance remember The Great Journey?[/quote]Nope. :([/quote]
In Halo, Bungie fleshed out a full fledged set of religious beliefs for the covenant, so why would it be different in their new game. The Great Journey was part of that religion.

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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.[/quote]
Really, do you by any chance remember The Great Journey?[/quote]Nope. :(

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Xd00999
Perhaps the symbols represent what the Seraphs stand for. [/quote]
By learning the symbols could represent different celestial bodies sometimes gods in some religions it makes sense that the symbols each represent a seraph or a being of a higher power.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.[/quote]
Really, do you by any chance remember The Great Journey?

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.[/quote]Imagine it though. The religion in the game wouldn't be any religion that exists in our world. It would be something false that fits into the Destiny storyline. Are we assuming Destiny takes place in the future? Or in a completely alternative universe?
The Seven Seraphs could be something like worshiping Talos in Skyrim.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HOOBLA 911
What if the Seven Seraphs is like a religious cult that worships these 7 godlike beings?[/quote]Bungie doesn't allow religious discussion in their forums so I don't ever see them explicitly using religion in their storyline.

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Let's not derail this now, back to the task at hand: Realizing my theory is pure gold.[/quote]
I completely agree with you as I came up with the same exact theory in a party with Mushroom Man on Bungie Day.[/quote]I was thinking about posting this on the night of Bungie Day but I didn't want it to get washed away in the sea of threads so I waited until the next day. Great minds think alike.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Lobster Fish 2
Let's not derail this now, back to the task at hand: Realizing my theory is pure gold.[/quote]
I completely agree with you as I came up with the same exact theory in a party with Mushroom Man on Bungie Day.
[Edited on 07.09.2012 12:21 PM PDT]